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R2D2 began in the fall of 2015 as an independent senior design project under professor Emmanual Agba at Iowa State University. The initial goal of this project was to further my knowledge in manufacturing methods beyond what the school curriculum covers. Each of the subsystem pages below go into further detail on the manufacturing methods used including waterjet cutting, 3 and 4-axis CNC milling, TIG welding, and roll forming. 

Without the help of friends and family this project would have never been as successful as it has become. I would like to extend a special thanks to the following people (in no particular order): Emmanual Agba (advisor), Taylor Tuel (manufacturing), Tony Milosch (wiring and programming) , Rob Hartmann (waterjet) , Ryan Werner (welding) , John Freud (manufacturing) , Craig Severson (lab supervisor) , Josh Delarm (assistant to the lab supervisor) , Sandy Bremer (lab matriarch) , Aren Hill (robot guru) , and finally a huge thank you to the R2D2 builders community located at Astromech.net.

Stay tuned for updates to this project!
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Tracks

This unique track system designed and built for R2D2 incorporates designs from my previous projects.
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Frame

Custom built frame to facilitate all of the bells and whistles included in this R2D2 build.
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Dome

The dome is what gives R2D2 so much character and with so little space to include everything.
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Legs

Some of the sturdiest legs put on an Astromech droid. They also include ankle locks and deployable boosters
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